Compare towns
Warwick vs Coventry vs Brooklyn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warwick has the most renters (26.7% rent).
Coventry has the highest household income ($103k).
Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Warwick | Coventry | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 83,175Highest |
35,907 |
8,517Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 44.3±1 14% above U.S. |
44±1.1Lowest 13% above U.S. |
45.6±2.5Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Brooklyn and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Brooklyn and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±1.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.2%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warwick and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warwick and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,708±$6kLowest 10% above U.S. |
$102,946±$8kHighest 28% above U.S. |
$96,207±$15k 19% above U.S. |
| Coventry and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $354,600±$5k 7% above U.S. |
$356,200±$11kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$315,200±$28kLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Coventry and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,363±$76Highest 4% below U.S. |
$1,206±$155 15% below U.S. |
$1,125±$98Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Warwick and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,616 48% above U.S. |
$5,099Highest 63% above U.S. |
$4,538Lowest 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.1%±6.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.5%±11.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Warwick and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 12.4%±1.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.3%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Warwick and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #28 of 38 in RI | #24 of 38 in RI | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Warwick | Coventry | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Pilgrim High School | Coventry High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5Lowest |
12.3Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.